Sugar Confectionery

Medicated confectionery has seen a boost during the time of COVID-19, as consumers have sought to avoid visiting doctors or hospitals for fear of contagion. Furthermore, medicated confectionery has a high level of trust in Hungary, as it is seen as…

Sugar confectionery is expected to register a slight decline in volume sales in 2022. Consumers are increasingly shunning sugar confectionery due to its high sugar content and limited value-added properties. Similar to other confectionery, sugar…

Sugar confectionery is expected to perform strongly in both retail volume and current value terms over 2022, despite still tough economic conditions. While there was a significant slowdown in demand, with reduced opportunities for impulse and…

There is a significant presence of international brands in sugar confectionery in Turkey, with new imported brands entering the category in 2021. This included the Bebeto and the Sweeto ranges, both of which are imported from Turkey. These two brands…

Sugar confectionery is seeing strong current value growth in 2022, continuing its rebound from steep decline during the pandemic, and exacerbated by inflationary pressures and rising costs in raw materials and production. Total volume growth has…

Children's parties and social gatherings involving children were prohibited by the Peruvian government between March 2020 and 2022 inclusive leading to a dramatic decline in sugar confectionery consumption. Small groups of families and friends began…

Mondelez Hellas SA continues to lead sugar confectionery in value terms in 2022, with its Halls brand. Lavdas SA ranked second with its eponymous brand and is suffering a slight share decline, as is Perfetti Van Melle Hellas in third place with…

Sugar confectionery in Indonesia is experiencing a slow recovery from the effects of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) crisis. One of the reasons is the on-the-go consumption nature of consumption, with residual caution limiting the opportunities for…

Sugar confectionery has registered minimal volume growth in recent years and the same is expected for 2022. Consumers are increasingly shunning sugar confectionery due to its high sugar content and limited value-added properties. Similar to other…

Sugar confectionery was hit especially hard by the event of the pandemic, as sales rely on impulsivity and

Sugar confectionery witnessed very marginal volume growth in 2022 as the category saw a slight gain in consumption, although current value growth was more promising. Rising impulse purchases and the introduction of healthier variants is helping to…

In 2022, sugar confectionery is anticipated to see a slight retail volume decline but current value growth. Medicated confectionery is set to see a strong increase in demand in 2022, as COVID-19 related restrictions are lifted and consumers spend…

Sugar confectionery overall continues to rise in 2022, with particularly strong current value growth which represents a marked improvement on 2021’s rates. Volume growth is also positive, and at around the same rate as in 2021. Growth is supported in…

In 2022, sugar confectionery grew in both value and volume thanks to the wider assortment of products on offer and children taking a growing interest in sugar confectionery. Manufacturers are expanding the range of flavours and adding different…

The market opened up in March 2021; however, many people remained at home for work and still did not go out as much as they did before the pandemic. As there were no more lockdowns after March 2021, locals went out more and more and in 2022, volume…

2022 sees sugar confectionery overall building on the growth it enjoyed in 2021. Children’s birthdays and the post-pandemic return to full-time school are supporting growth in volume and current value terms. Nonetheless, a complex economic context,…

Although the growth of sugar confectionery, both volume- and value-wise, is expected to slow down from the rates seen during the pandemic in 2020/2021, when many consumers snacked more out of boredom and as a means to manage stress through comfort…

Sugar confectionery is still recovering from the impacts seen in 2020, when the height of the pandemic restrictions led to lower purchases overall, due to fewer social occasions such as children’s parties, alongside a lack of impulse purchases due to…

Sugar confectionery is expected to see positive retail value sales growth in 2022. However, in retail volume terms, sales are anticipated to continue to decline. This is primarily due to the decline in the sales of boiled sweets, lollipops and…

Pre-COVID-19, health-orientated trends were already strong in Poland, with consumers were checking the labels to identify the nutritional values of products. This behaviour will only strengthen in 2022, as health consciousness lingers in the…